RMweb Gold Corbs Posted February 22, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 22, 2018 Hello my 3D inclined friends, I would like to pick up an old project of mine of doing some industrial locos for 3D printing. Trying to get the hang of Blender once more (I learned to use Maya a long time ago) and previously I've created objects from referencing a separate image. What I want to do is add diagrams/GA drawings in to blender in 3D form so I can model on top of the diagram. At the moment I've managed to add it as a background image but that's not what I really want. I hope this makes sense and it's possible! Very appreciative for any help on this Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Corbs Posted February 22, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 22, 2018 To explain in another way, this is what I want to be able to do, but in Blender Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeTrice Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Jason covers it in his tutorial here: http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/91147-a-beginner-starting-in-3d-printing-with-blender-update-may-18th-layers/?hl=blender Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Corbs Posted February 25, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 25, 2018 Thanks Mike, that's not exactly what I was after but I guess it cannot be done in the same way. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyID Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 TurboCAD let's you define as many planes as you want and they can be used for 2D drawings. You might take a look at it. The DeLuxe version isn't free but you can get a good deal on back-reved versions. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyID Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 There is a 2016 Turbocad PRO for sale on eBay in the UK for 80 quid. That's a great deal. Pro uses solid modeling rather than surface modeling. I have both versions but I prefer Pro. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Corbs Posted February 28, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 28, 2018 Thanks for the info, Andy. Afraid I am only dipping a toe in so will likely stick with Blender or sketchup for the time being and just make do. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quarryscapes Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 There is a 2016 Turbocad PRO for sale on eBay in the UK for 80 quid. That's a great deal. Pro uses solid modeling rather than surface modeling. I have both versions but I prefer Pro. TurboCAD is the worst 3D program out there! You'd either need to be a complete Sadist or a member of Mensa to use it for 3D. Fusion360 is the logical way to go for solid modelling for non corporate folks. Solid modelling is not needed for 3D printing, Sketchup is the easiest to get on with but not ideally suited to complex curved geometry which can cause big headaches. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyID Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 TurboCAD is the worst 3D program out there! You'd either need to be a complete Sadist or a member of Mensa to use it for 3D. Fusion360 is the logical way to go for solid modelling for non corporate folks. Solid modelling is not needed for 3D printing, Sketchup is the easiest to get on with but not ideally suited to complex curved geometry which can cause big headaches. But tell us how you really feel about it. Don't hold back now It depends a lot on what you are trying to do. TurboCAD works very well for me, but maybe that's just because of my exceptionally high IQ. I've looked at all the free programs and they are all a load of c**p, IMHO of course Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold JCL Posted March 7, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 7, 2018 (edited) To explain in another way, this is what I want to be able to do, but in Blender Hi Corbs It took me a minute to work out what I think you're after. You can model on top of the plans, but only on X, Y and Z planes. The problem with this is that the last time I used Blender the photos were only visible on the X, Y and Z planes, and disappear as soon as you rotate the model. It's unfortunate as I can see this being very useful. Edited March 7, 2018 by JCL Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Corbs Posted March 7, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 7, 2018 That's exactly it. It's not the end of the world, though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeysarefun Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 If I've got your request right this is the kind of thing that ship modellers are always asking how to do - import plans (profile, top and ends) into a package and use it to extrude a 3D hull shape. It might be worth checking out some model ship forums - here for example is a thread that uses sketchup rather than blender but I assume its kind of what you are after? https://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/12436-going-from-a-2d-drawing-to-a-3d-printed-part-tutorial-using-sketchup/ Apologies if I've mis-understood your request. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Corbs Posted March 7, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 7, 2018 I don't think so. I was asking if you can import images as 2.5D objects in Blender like you can do in Sketchup, rather than images only appearing in X/Y/Z views. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeTrice Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 (edited) I have received a note from a Blender user as follows: "I think I have the solution you need: create rectangular mesh then apply UV texture to it. Or in new versions, it's even simpler, just use a special object (I just learned that today while trying to find a ready made tutorial for UV mapping... it seems "empties" have become more useful in recent years). The UV way lets you select at will any zone from the images, including rotation, meaning a trade off between control and setup speed. Half way, there seems to be an extension for the common case (import images as three planes).Empty (that's a kind of Blender object) based method youtubeExtension (step d) images as planes Oops, forgot UV method with rotation demo (ignore the render part at end) youtubeProbably there are text and pictures tutorials too... or there were years ago." I need to have time to look into these but they look interesting. Edited March 9, 2018 by MikeTrice Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Corbs Posted March 8, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 8, 2018 ahaaa That's it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold JCL Posted March 8, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 8, 2018 Now that's nice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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